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Colour Fun

We have compiled some optical illusions and other interesting items which use colour and tone to deceive the eye.

Aspects of Colour

Aspects of Colour

A flash clip that sets out the seven rainbow colours with a brief guide to their positive and negative attributes.

Click on your colour choices and you may (or may not!) recognise some aspects of your personality.

See this clip

Colour and Tone illusion

Colour Cube Illusion

This is an amazing illusion using colour and tone to deceive the eye.

The middle sqaures of colour on each face of the cube are the same colour. Drag the sqaures to each of the middle colours and see for yourself!

See this illusion

Straight Lines?

Straight Lines Illusion

This image is made up straight lines, but are they?.

This illusion shows straight lines super imposed on the black and white background.

Remove the blocks to see if they really are sraight.

See this illusion

Brighter Colours?

Colour Contrast Illusion

When a colour is surrounded by a darker colour does it appear brighter? try it and see.

Drag each of the coloured squares in and out of the black background and see if you think they appear brighter.

See this illusion

Stoop Effect

Stroop Effect

This is called the 'Stroop' effect named after J. Ridley Stroop in the 1930's.

The idea for this is to try and say the word that appears as listed. Give it a try but we are sure you WILL soon slow down.

See this effect

Moving Rings illusion

Moving Rings illusion

This illusion works well

Ssee the rings move all by themselves!

See this illusion

Colour memory Test

Test your colour memory

Test your memory by matching the colours

Play this game

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